The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind (read & answer) Chapters 6 - 11

CHAPTER 6: Which summary of the chapter is correct?

• William gets good grades, goes to the school of his choice and learns about science in a good environment.

• William gets bad grades, goes to the worst school in the district and then has to leave because his family has no money.

• William gets good grades, goes to a good school but then has to leave because everyone is starving and they can't pay for school.

• CHAPTER 6: William gets bad grades, but it doesn't matter because he is clever and learns at home and easily finds food for the family.

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CHAPTER 7: How does Khamba die?

• William hits him on the head with a big stone.

• William drowns him in the dambo.

• William ties him to a tree and leaves him to starve.

• He dies of old age.

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CHAPTER 8: What were the 20 days of the chapter title?

• The number of days before the maize would be ripe enough to eat.

• The number of days it took for cholera to kill a person.

• The number of days William had to wait before his exam results arrived.

• The number of days William's father was away for when he went to look for food.

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CHAPTER 9 (pg 137 - 140): Why is William glad to see Gilbert after school each day?

• He can play chess with him to keep his mind active.

• He can play bawo with him.

• Gilbert can teach him what he learned at school.

• They can go hunting together to find food.

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CHAPTER 9 (pg 140 - 146): What chapter of the book Explaining Physics was most interesting to William?

• Electricity

• Hydropower

• Magnets

• Radio

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CHAPTER 9 (pg 146 - 150): What did William realize he could have if he had electricity from a windmill?

• light

• pumped water

• freedom

• all of the above

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CHAPTER 9 (pg 150 - 155): What was the hardest thing for William to get to make his windmill?

• the blades

• wire

• a dynamo

• a bamboo pole

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CHAPTER 9 (pg 155 - 162): Why did William spend so much time making the things he needed to build his windmill?

• He had no money to buy the materials

• The things he needed could not be bought in Malawi.

• He enjoyed making things.

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CHAPTER 10 (pg 163 - 171): Why did William's father feel he'd failed his family?

• He couldn't pass his exams.

• He couldn't pay William's school fees.

• He was leaving William's mother.

• He was too short

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CHAPTER 10 (pg 171 - 179): Why did William's mother get worried about him?

• Because he was so thin.

• Because he wasn't going to school.

• Because he spent all day at the rubbish tip.

• Because he only listened to the radio all day.

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